1826 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1826 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George IV of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Tory
[edit] Events
- 30 January - The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
- 11 February - University College London is founded, under the name University of London.
- 24 February - Treaty of Yandabo cedes Arakan peninsula to Britain.[1]
- 19 June - Tories under Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool win a substantial an increased majority over the Whigs in the general election.
- 20 June - Treaty of Bangkok increases British control over south-east Asia.[1]
- 10 August - The first Cowes Regatta is held on the Isle of Wight.[2]
- 18 August - explorer Alexander Gordon Laing becomes the first European to reach Timbuktu.[3]
- 26 September - Alexander Laing murdered in Timbuktu.
[edit] Undated
- First railway tunnel built in route between Liverpool and Manchester.
- The British crown colony of the Straits Settlements is established.
[edit] Publications
- Benjamin Disraeli's novel Vivian Grey.
- Walter Scott's novel Woodstock.
[edit] Births
- 26 May - Richard Christopher Carrington, astronomer (died 1875)
- 24 June - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (died 1898)
- 5 September - John Wisden, cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (died 1884)
[edit] Deaths
- 10 March - John Pinkerton, antiquarian (born 1758)
- 5 July - Stamford Raffles, colonial governor and founder of Singapore (born 1781)
- 26 August - Lady Sarah Lennox, courtier (born 1745)
- 26 September - Alexander Gordon Laing, explorer (born 1793)
- 26 November - John Nichols, printer and author (born 1745)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 254-255. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ "Icons, a portrait of England 1820-1840". Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
